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Proposed state laws on solar-electric generation would discourage home, small-scale commercial and community photovoltaic projects, legislators were told Wednesday. Nearly 24 advocates for keeping state policies that encourage as much solar development as possible pressed a legislative task force to lift “net metering” limits and boost the target for the amount of electricity generated from sunshine. Net metering allows utility customers to generate their own electricity, with solar panels, for …

NORTHAMPTON — A 21-year-old Holyoke woman admitted in Hampshire Superior Court on Monday that she was lying when she told a grand jury that she did not see Patrick Bousquet, her boyfriend at the time, smash a bottle over the head of another man at a Westhampton party in May. Sokah L. Marrero pleaded guilty Monday to perjury, exactly two months after Bousquet …

You don’t have to be a millionaire to seek professional advice in managing your money. In fact, area financial advisers say, it is usually major life events, such as a death resulting in an inheritance, preparation for retirement, divorce, sale of property or a successful insurance claim, that lead people to hire financial …

NORTHAMPTON — After nearly two years of study and an influx of state and federal money, the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority will roll out extensive changes this month in hopes of making it easier and more convenient to …

NORTHAMPTON — The victim of a Jet Ski accident on the Connecticut River Sunday evening has been identified as a 16-year-old Holyoke girl. She was taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after being thrown from the watercraft. …

NAME: Karin Moyano Camihort TITLE: Dean of online learning and academic initiatives, Holyoke Community College, 303 Homestead Ave. WEBSITE: www.hcc.edu/online AGE: 43 HOW MANY ON YOUR STAFF: The Online Team has five staff members and five IT student …

HOLYOKE — A section of the left lane of I-91 north in Holyoke reopened after being shut down for several hours Saturday morning following a tanker truck accident. A tire blew out on the truck, causing the vehicle to veer off the road at 3:43 a.m., said State …

HOLYOKE — Boxes filled with an assortment of Lego parts were the trappings for an experiment in which local teenagers built small robots that follow commands they programmed into a computer in a unusual class offered this summer …

Erin Voss set five Northampton High School girls swimming records last season. On Thursday, the junior added to her impressive high school résumé with a national record at the YMCA National Long Course Championships at Indiana University Natatorium …

NORTHAMPTON — Two people denied charges they misled authorities investigating an alleged attack against a Holyoke man in May. Raymond Zachary Paquette, 21, of Westhampton, pleaded not guilty two counts of misleading police after he allegedly lied during two interviews with state police in connection with the incident, …

Holyoke — The Log Cabin, a long-running outdoor wedding venue with panoramic mountain views from its Mount Tom location, has begun work on an addition. The business is expanding its outdoor facilities on the uppermost clearing above its …

Items for Heading Outdoors may be emailed to calendar@gazettenet.com, faxed to 585-5299, or mailed to the Daily Hampshire Gazette at 115 Conz St., Northampton, Ma. 01060. ∎∎ Accessible Kayaking — Stavros Outdoor Access holds adaptive kayaking program for people with disabilities, their families and friends on July 7, 14 …